Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NSummary
CVE-2024-2863 is a medium-severity Path Traversal: '.../...//' (CWE-35) vulnerability in Lg Lg Led Assistant. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 0.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-2863 is a path traversal vulnerability that affects LG LED Assistant. It stems from improper handling of file uploads, allowing directory traversal as indicated by the associated CWEs (CWE-35 and CWE-22). The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, and no required authentication or user interaction, with a resulting partial confidentiality impact.
Remote, unauthenticated attackers can exploit the issue by submitting crafted file upload requests to the affected LG LED Assistant instance. Successful exploitation enables path traversal that may expose sensitive files outside the intended upload directory, though the vulnerability does not permit modification or deletion of data.
LG has published security bulletins that direct users to available updates for the product; administrators should apply the patches referenced at the LG security site to remediate the flaw.
The EPSS score for this CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.7129 (current value 0.5613), indicating that exploitation interest increased after public disclosure and that the issue merits renewed monitoring.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-27807
Vulnerability Data
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to traverse paths via file upload on the affected LG LED Assistant.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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V5.3.2
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Enforces the intended directory access authorizations that path traversal would otherwise bypass.
Input validation directly neutralizes path sequences so the traversal cannot be introduced or exploited.
Enforces information flow rules that stop unauthorized directory escapes via crafted paths.
Least privilege reduces the impact of any successful traversal by limiting accessible resources.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and path sanitization that neutralize traversal sequences.
Patching/maintenance can remediate known path-traversal flaws in deployed software (partial prevention of exploitability) but does nothing to stop the coding defect from being introduced in the first place.
PR.AA-05 defines and reviews access policies but does not address code-level pathname neutralization, so neither direction prevents CWE-22.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing in development can detect path-traversal flaws before release.
Secure SDLC mandates input validation and path-handling controls that directly mitigate path traversal.
Application security requirements include rules for safe file-path construction and canonicalization.
Secure architecture principles require proper directory restrictions and input sanitization to prevent traversal.
Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe path concatenation and mandate canonicalization routines.
Information access restriction limits file reachability but does not address the input-validation flaw itself.